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GM is exactly 10 years behind Toyota in Hybrids..........if i was a GM fan boy i'd be offended too.]]>Feb 20th 2007 3:13PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/Feb 20th 2007 3:27PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/Feb 20th 2007 3:29PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/
I can't imagine why anyone would buy this, considering how expensive (overpriced?) any hybrid car is. But several THOUSAND dollars for a commemorate package? I guess there are at least 3,000 gullible customers in this country.]]>Feb 20th 2007 3:34PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/
Please put someone with an unbias opinion in charge of the blogs for Toyota news. It is obvious that John Neff is NEVER going to say anything favorable about Toyotas.

As for his fans, stop playing like you are as dumb as he is about the Toyota influence on the American Auto Market.

FYI, Load up a Camry Hybrid with all the bells and whistles (leather, heated seats, nav, etc.) and it will cost you just under $31K. The main difference will be the badging and the special color! Goofball!!]]>Feb 20th 2007 3:39PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/
And of course Camry Hybrid is made in USA for USA.

With optional package (NAV/Leather+extras), price comes out 31500, just $100 cheaper than special edition...

But of course, John could have checked that himself...]]>Feb 20th 2007 3:44PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/
Nice double troll there ]]>Feb 20th 2007 3:45PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/Feb 20th 2007 3:46PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/
Of course, as much as Toyota loves us Americans we weren't their first choice for getting to use their "great" technology. It came out in Japan in 1997 but not in America then. Years after. Their home land (which isn't U.S.A. believe it or not from all the commercials on U.S. TV) of course was graced first even though we are the biggest auto market in the world. I guess they really are Japanese.

Oh wait, all Japanese hybrid system are from Japan as a whole and shipped to the U.S. Baltimore MD is where GM does manufacturing for their hybrid system. But who cares if it is from Japan... Well, import fanboys do of course. You know, when 1 Chinese motor is used or joint development with European companies GM has owned for 80+ years participate in designing a GM vehicle. Then of course we care where the techonology originates.

Toyota has carved out production numbers the size of a decent selling model in the U.S. btween all hybrids sold in the U.S. by Toyota in each year. This isn't something so stellar that it even gives the Camry a run for the money. IIRC, they don't sell as many hybrids in the world per year as they do Camrys in the U.S.

Add to the fact that all the gov't incentives (state and federal) helped them even sell that many. All I'm saying is that they gambled and it looks like it will work out but they had a lot of help. We are not talking about a product (the hybrid system itself) that was so incredible that everyone has to have one, even when gas was above $3 that wasn't true. We are talking about a product that is OK.

But let you and your company keep thinking that even a 10 year head start is "game over", please, keep thinking that.



Back to the thread... Of course Toyota wants your psyche to process it as if they have been making hybrids for 50 years. That is how they ride. Perception is 99% of the current car game in America. Toyota knows this. That is why they publicly throw out statements like they want to share their technology. So people will assume Toyota helped them with their hybrid system.]]>Feb 20th 2007 3:49PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/Feb 20th 2007 3:52PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/
BTW, that sentence refers to hybrid vehicle technology itself in reply to the geisha twins.]]>Feb 20th 2007 3:57PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/Feb 20th 2007 3:59PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/Feb 20th 2007 4:21PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/
Fiftieth Anniversary and all the traitors have to show for it is a tarted up Camry with new emblems commemorating their ongoing sludging engine problems and special service hugs.]]>Feb 20th 2007 4:33PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/
Macintosh 20 year anniversary edition anyone?]]>Feb 20th 2007 4:54PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/Feb 20th 2007 5:06PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/Feb 20th 2007 5:07PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/Feb 20th 2007 5:08PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/
Yes, because we know currency values aren't decided by the world market, but by a bunch of people in the government.

Japan ISN'T blocking American imports. Why do these ignorant, dense posts keep cropping up?]]>Feb 20th 2007 5:16PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/20/toyota-announces-camry-hybrid-50th-anniversary-edition/Feb 20th 2007 5:22PM